Ziprecruiter (ZIP) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026)
Ziprecruiter (ZIP) posted quarterly Return on Capital Employed of 1.84% for Q1 2026, down 19.0% year-over-year from 2.28% in Q1 2025, and up 52.32% quarter-over-quarter from 3.87% in Q4 2025.
Ziprecruiter (ZIP) Return on Capital Employed (2021 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Ziprecruiter (ZIP) has reported Return on Capital Employed for 6 consecutive years, with 1.84% the latest figure, recorded in Q1 2026.
- In Q1 2026, Return on Capital Employed fell 19.0% year-over-year to 1.84%; the TTM figure through Mar 2026 stood at 1.84% (down 19.0% YoY), while the FY2025 annual figure was 3.55%, down 376.0% from the prior year.
- Return on Capital Employed grew to 1.84% in Q1 2026 per ZIP's latest filing, from 3.87% in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, Return on Capital Employed topped out at 17.26% in Q3 2023 and bottomed at 5.39% in Q3 2025.
- Historically, Return on Capital Employed has averaged 6.39% across 5 years, with a median of 9.26% in 2024.
- Annual changes were most pronounced in 2022 — Return on Capital Employed soared 1888 bps — and 2025, when it tumbled 1412 bps.
- Ziprecruiter's Return on Capital Employed stood at 15.27% in 2022, then dropped by 8 bps to 14.02% in 2023, then sank by 98 bps to 0.22% in 2024, then slumped by 1866 bps to 3.87% in 2025, then surged by 52 bps to 1.84% in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows ZIP's Return on Capital Employed at 1.84% in Q1 2026, 3.87% in Q4 2025, and 5.39% in Q3 2025.
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| 1 | Alphabet | 4,165.61 Bn | 3,736.57 Bn | 73.85 Bn | 21.49% |
| 2 | Meta Platforms | 1,523.46 Bn | 1,433.20 Bn | 49.47 Bn | 23.74% |
| 3 | Taboola.com | 1,141.85 Bn | 1,141.71 Bn | 139.48 Mn | 5.19% |
| 4 | Baidu | 288.34 Bn | 283.85 Bn | 1.88 Mn | -1.83% |
| 5 | Spotify Technology | 103.44 Bn | 93.20 Bn | 1.75 Bn | - |
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| 7 | BILI Social International | 60.58 Bn | 60.58 Bn | 405,933.00 | - |
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| 9 | 30.00 Bn | 27.22 Bn | 734.60 Mn | 24.36% | |
| 10 | Ziprecruiter | 401.76 Mn | 227.95 Mn | 105.47 Mn | 0.43% |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | 0.43% |
| Mar 31, 2026 | -1.84% |
| Dec 31, 2025 | -3.87% |
| Sep 30, 2025 | -5.39% |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -4.85% |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -1.65% |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 0.22% |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 3.17% |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 9.26% |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 11.69% |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 14.02% |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 17.26% |
| Jun 30, 2023 | 16.78% |
| Mar 31, 2023 | 16.13% |
| Dec 31, 2022 | 15.27% |
| Sep 30, 2022 | 13.27% |
| Jun 30, 2022 | 11.31% |
| Mar 31, 2022 | -2.07% |
| Dec 31, 2021 | -3.61% |
| Sep 30, 2021 | -1.81% |